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PARIS, Oracle Corporation, the world's largest enterprise software company, today announced the keynote series for its upcoming OracleWorld Paris conference, to be held October 20-23, 2003, at the CNIT Center in Paris. Industry luminaries and veterans from world-class technology companies participating in this year's keynote program include: -- Shane V. Robison, executive vice president and chief technology and strategy officer, HP, on Tuesday, October 21, at 10:15 a.m. -- Dr. Adrian von Hammerstein, president and chief executive officer, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, on Wednesday, October 22, at 10:00 a.m. -- Dan Warmenhoven, chief executive officer, Network Appliance, Inc., on Wednesday, October 22, at 10:00 a.m. -- Dr. Walid Moneimne, vice president, Enterprise, Dell EMEA, on Thursday, October 23, at 10:00 a.m. -- Erez Ofer, executive vice president, technology strategy, EMC Corporation, on Thursday, October 23, at 10:00 a.m. Some of Oracle's leading visionaries, including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison, will also be presenting keynote addresses. The Oracle keynote series will offer insight into one of the most exciting technology innovation in years -- Enterprise Grid Computing. Executives will discuss the promise of grid computing, as well as how businesses of all sizes can exploit these new technologies to drive bottom-line business value. Speakers will also provide attendees with a high-level overview of new grid computing features in the Oracle 10g product family and articulate how these features can benefit businesses today. The Oracle keynote schedule features: -- Sergio Giacoletto and Charles Phillips, executive vice presidents, will explore the future of computing, examine market trends in Europe Middle East and Africa and highlight cost-effective and flexible ways to manage enterprise information on Tuesday, October 21, at 9:00 a.m. -- Larry Ellison, chairman and chief executive officer, will discuss how the recently-launched Oracle Database 10g and Oracle Application Server 10g are enabling businesses of all sizes to access the benefits of grid computing, while explaining how each product is critical to the company's overall focus on enterprise grid computing on Tuesday, October 21, at 3:00 p.m. -- Chuck Rozwat, executive vice president of server technologies, will provide details on the many new grid features in the Oracle Database 10g and Oracle Application Server 10g on Wednesday, October 22, at 9:00 a.m. -- Ken Jacobs, vice president of product strategy, will discuss how to master new grid technologies and manage the data center with Oracle Enterprise Manager, which provides a simplified, centralized management framework for managing enterprise resources and analyzing a grid's quality of service on Thursday, October 23, at 9:00 a.m.